2020 Presidential poll

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22 votes, 6 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Deval Patrick
	0 (0%)
	Elizabeth Warren
	7 (32%)
	Joe Biden
	3 (14%)
	Kamala Harris
	1 (5%)
	Chris Kennedy
	0 (0%)
	Joe Kennedy III
	3 (14%)
	Al Franken
	4 (18%)
	Cory Booker
	2 (9%)
	Tim Kaine
	1 (5%)
	Mark Warner
	1 (5%)
	6 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[GitRDun]

1. Al Franken nt

[Tiggeroshii]

2. I think I'm gonna replace the rock with him

[get the red out]

18. Love Al Franken

[hrmjustin]

3. I have no favorite yet.

[StevieM]

4. My choice, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington, was not listed.

Also, although I wouldn't vote for him, it seems strange to not include Bernie Sanders.

[Tiggeroshii]

7. The idea that he or hill should run is massively u

Unpopular on DU, thus the reason I did not

[Warren DeMontague]

15. He also said "Inslee"

[Tiggeroshii]

16. Read the rest of his post or did you stop at the title?

[Warren DeMontague]

17. I'm wondering why your list only includes one politician from west of the Rockies

I realize it's easy to forget that there are 50 million people out here on the west coast, and whatnot.

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19. The ones who have carried the highest profiles tend to be from the east

And it only gives me ten slots

Figure out a way to put fifty million options in a poll with ten slots, and I'll buy you a Cracker Jack.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Yes, that Kennedy kid is real high profile. I mean, he does have bright red hair.

Yeah, I'm sure that if you live in a Manhattan echo chamber, everyone in Washington state lives in a wood shack with a sasquatch.

And pot legalization is still a big stoner joke.

Still, Gavin Newsom is likely the next governor of the 6th largest economy on the planet, a state with 34 million straw-chewing podunk hicks. He had a prominent speaking gig at the 2016 convention.

Jay Inslee is not "low profile", either.

[Warpy]

5. I hope it's somebody we haen't heard of yet

who is well under 70, tough enough to get things done but with solid core principles.

[Doreen]

6. I would first vote for Biden but if Warren was

our final choice I would chose her without a second thought. Yeah, yeah I know Biden is old but I think he is in pretty good health. I would bet he is ACTUALLY in better health than trump.

[LonePirate]

8. Jason Kander. We need someone young, outspoken and without any DC baggage.

[PJMcK]

10. Good pick

Mr. Kander is a breath of fresh air. I financially supported his Senate run even though I live in New York. He could've been a great break from the pedantry of Senator Blunt. Alas.

Mr. Kander is the nephew of a client of mine and I had the opportunity to spend part of an evening with him. He's smart, curious, funny and younger-looking in person than on TV. Although he might not satisfy leftist purists, who could? The only thing holding him back is he needs one more big job, like Senator or Governor. Then he'll be ready for the big chair.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. Amy Klobuchar.

Thank you!

[justiceischeap]

11. Kirsten Gillibrand. nt

[Takket]

24. agreed. she voted no on 20 of 22 drumpf nomineers

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/31/us/politics/trump-cabinet-confirmation-votes.html?_r=0

[Stallion]

30. We Need Fresh Faces-I'm looking at Relative Unknowns like Gilibrand, Martin Heinrich, Kamala Harris.

or some other new candidate with fresh ideas

[A Brand New World]

12. Adam Schiff

[Duppers]

33. I suggested him in a post the other day.

[A Brand New World]

35. I get the feeling with him that I got with Obama.

That he is trustworthy, is competent, is honorable, is calm under pressure and cares about people. And I've only been aware of him for the past few months so hopefully my impression is worthwhile.

[Duppers]

39. Exactly! We're on the same page.

My post:
"Courage, intellect, Obamaesque composure."
www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1773667

[GallopingGhost]

46. I'm for Schiff also.

He has been great with the Russia probe.

He is young, competent and intelligent.

It is going to take a woman with the intelligence and experience of Hillary Clinton and immense personal popularity to defeat any man the Repubs put forth.

Like it or not, misogyny is alive and well in the good ol' USA. And elections are, in part, a game of showmanship.

[Equinox Moon]

13. Elizabeth Warren can draw crowds and enthusiasm, which is important.

Plus, a long list of attributes and knowledge.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. Wow, what an assortment of East Coast politicians and people named "Kennedy" to choose from.

How about Newsom? Inslee?

[Tiggeroshii]

20. Okay if we can bury the hatchet, give me a list of your top ten west coasters and I'll make a poll

From that. Deal?

[Warren DeMontague]

38. Look, man, it's nothing personal.

I just think there's a serious East Coast beltway bubble, and it skews our political conversation in a bad way. It irritates me a bit.

For the record, I like Eliz. Warren and I like Cory Booker.

I posted a slightly tongue-in-cheek poll in response: (only slightly) ... waiting to see how long it takes for people to figure out that 9 out of the 10 choices are from the West Coast.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029075141

[Tiggeroshii]

41. I dig your point, honestly

I also just don't see a lot of exciting candidates from our part of town.

Except maybe Ron Wyden, Kamala Harris, Jay Inslee, Kate Brown, Villairagosa, the Castro brothers and... again I get your point. There are also a massive amount more of statewide elected dems on the east coast due to more states to choose from, than there is in the west :/

[Warren DeMontague]

43. What I really want more than anything else for 2020 is a big, vigorous field and a wide bench

the more the merrier, AFAIC. I also like Pete Buttigeig.

[Tiggeroshii]

44. Like why do they have to be a governor or senator to be considered a viable candidate, right?

We would probably increase the overall quality of our candidates if we hose from a broader selection.

[Warren DeMontague]

45. I think so, too. Did you see Buttigeig speak during the DNC chair debate?

I'd never heard of him until that night, and he was impressive.

[Tiggeroshii]

47. He's amazing. Loved him. I we should be more open minded about considering more folks like him

For the office.

[taught_me_patience]

23. Hickenlooper gov of Colorado would my my choice. n/t

[HarmonyRockets]

25. Bernie Sanders

was conveniently left off the list I see.

[Tiggeroshii]

26. He and Hillary are overwhelmingly opposed to run by DU

[Duppers]

29. Not by several here.

But Al is the man.

[Tiggeroshii]

32. True.

But I made polls to help me decide whether to include them, and the polls told me no. Although I think both Hillary and Bernie would be great candidates to run (and should) in 2020.

[MrPurple]

28. I know Cory Booker has taken corporate money, but think he'd be the most charismatic

The Democrats don't just need to win the Presidency in 2020, they need the biggest possible wave election that carries over to governorships/state legislatures to undo gerrymandering in the next redistricting.

It's a long ways off and I've voted for every Democratic nominee since Dukakis and will support whoever it is. At this point, maybe wrongly, I have the perception that Cory Booker is the most charismatic one of the bunch - a very passionate, articulate speaker - Obama like. In a general election, it would be hard for it not to feel like a referendum on Obama vs what the Republicans have given us. Tim Ryan as VP could be the blue collar midwestern balance to play like his Biden.

I'm from Mass. and I like Elizabeth Warren, but I see how triggered the right gets over her. I think it's largely sexist, but I'd be worried that they've succeeded in demonizing her like they did with Hillary and even if she won, that could hold down the margins and not give us the wave that we need.

I'd be enthusiastic for Al Franken, but I think he's been pretty clear that he wouldn't run.

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31. The closest to him would be Deval Patrick

Both are corporate dems but are charismatic enough to give us that wave election that we really, really need.

[MrPurple]

36. I find Booker a lot more charismatic than Patrick

He played football at Stanford, chose to live in the projects while mayor of Newark and has an overall more inspiring presentation to me.

[Tiggeroshii]

37. I love Booker

With Patrick I can't help but remember how he and Obama shared the same speech writers and gave similarly motivational and inspirational talks when campaigning. Booker, to me is far more demonstrably charismatic but less rhetorically so. I would be hard pressed to find anybody else who took down a decade long career and machine politician while in the process rescuing neighbors from fires out of burning buildings and personally showing up at elderly resident's homes to plough their snow. If anybody talks the talk and walks the walk, it's booker. Hell, I'm changing my vote! Lol

[VOX]

34. More concerned with making sure there IS a year 2020.

Starting with lancing the festering boil in the Oval Office (make that the Trump-owned golf course of your choice), and retiring many of the silent, nodding, complicit bobblehead (R) dolls that are fucking the entire globe with their incompetence and utter insanity.

First things first. No Democratic presidential favorite right now -- they ALL look like a slice of heaven compared to the unbelievable hell we're stuck in at present.

[TeamPooka]

40. Where is Senator Gillibrand?

[Tiggeroshii]

42. In New York, I presume

Oh you mean on the poll? 😛